Um, where are my antlers?

posted Sep 24, 2013
nys dec halfmoon moose

Kind of like waking up to find out that someone cut your hair.

Today's moment of moose: The Department of Environmental Conservation posted a photoset from today's moose re-location in Halfmoon. After tranquilizing the moose and getting him loaded into the trailer for transport to the Adirondacks, the moose apparently decided to pose for a portrait. (And then he stared into our soul.)

What happened to the antlers? The DEC says it removed the moose's antlers to minimize injury during transport. (Meese* drop their antlers around the start of winter and regrow them in the winter spring, anyway.)

* Yes, we know that's not the plural. But it should be.

photo: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

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tags: animals, Halfmoon, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, outside

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my dog is very upset by this. she hopes that they didn't get thrown out and were given to those hard working K-9s....antlers are the best dog chew ever. natural and humanely sourced with annual shedding.

... said colleen on Sep 25, 2013 at 6:43 AM | link

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